The median owner-occupied home in Norfolk County had a real-estate tax bill of $7,081 (± $65) a year, compared with $5,813 in Massachusetts and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $649,400 (± $5,221), compared with $525,800 in Massachusetts and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Norfolk County | Massachusetts | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 724,540 | 6,992,395 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $7,081 ± $65 | $5,813 ± $18 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $649,400 ± $5,221 | $525,800 ± $2,244 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $126,497 ± $1,825 | $101,341 ± $539 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 1.09% ± 0.01 points | 1.11% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 68.5% ± 0.7 points | 62.6% ± 0.3 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 29.6% ± 0.6 points | 31.9% ± 0.2 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 25.7% ± 0.9 points | 26.3% ± 0.3 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
Cities, towns and villages in Norfolk County (5)
Incorporated places with their own local government. A place that crosses a county line is listed in each county it touches and marked “partly”; its page shows figures for the whole place.
Census-designated places in Norfolk County (14)
Unincorporated communities that the Census Bureau defines for statistics. They have no city government of their own.
- Bellingham
- Brookline
- Dedham
- Dover
- Foxborough
- Holbrook
- Medfield
- Millis-Clicquot
- Milton
- Needham
- Norwood
- Sharon
- Walpole
- Wellesley
Towns and townships in Norfolk County (28)
- Avon
- Bellingham
- Braintree Town city
- Brookline
- Canton
- Cohasset
- Dedham
- Dover
- Foxborough
- Franklin Town city
- Holbrook
- Medfield
- Medway
- Millis
- Milton
- Needham
- Norfolk
- Norwood
- Plainville
- Quincy city
- Randolph Town city
- Sharon
- Stoughton
- Walpole
- Wellesley
- Westwood
- Weymouth Town city
- Wrentham
Other named communities in Norfolk County (141)
These names come from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which records historical and local names of populated places: small settlements, neighborhoods, rural localities and former towns. The Census Bureau does not report them as cities, towns or census-designated places, so no figures exist for them at this level. The county figures above are the closest available estimate. A name can appear for a place that no longer exists or that lies inside a larger place.
- Acorn Terrace
- Adams Shore
- Adamsville (historical)
- Ashcroft
- Atlantic
- Babson Park
- Beaconsfield
- Beechwood
- Belchers Corner (historical)
- Benjamins Landing
- Birds Hill
- Black Rock
- Blue Hills
- Braintree Highlands
- Brookville
- Brushwood
- Camp Breezy Meadow
- Camp Lincoln Hill
- Camp Sayre
- Campbells Station
- Canton Junction
- Caryville
- Cedar
- Cedar Hill
- Charles River Grove
- Charles River Station
- Charles River Village
- City Mills
- Clicquot
- Coolidge Corner
- Country View Estates
- Crooks Corner
- Crownridge Estates
- East Braintree
- East Dedham
- East Foxboro
- East Milton
- East Sharon
- East Walpole
- East Weymouth
- Ellis
- Endicott
- Farm Street Station
- Five Corners
- Forbes Wharf
- Forest Park
- Four Corners
- Foxboro
- Foxvale
- Germantown
- Glenridge
- Grantville
- Greenlodge
- Happy Hills
- Harding
- Highland Lake
- Houghs Neck
- Idlewell
- Islington
- Lincoln Heights
- Longwood Station
- Lovell Corners
- Maple Ridge
- Medfield Junction
- Merrymount
- Midland
- Milton Center
- Milton Hill
- Milton Upper Mills
- Montclair
- Needham Heights
- Needham Junction
- New Squantum
- Norfolk Downs
- North Bellingham
- North Cohasset
- North Commons
- North Foxboro
- North Quincy
- North Randolph
- North Stoughton
- North Weymouth
- Oakdale
- Old Boat Point
- Old Spain
- Overbrook
- Pine Grove
- Plimptonville
- Pondville
- Ponkapoag
- Post Island
- Quincy Center
- Quincy Neck
- Quincy Point
- Rakeville
- Readville Manor
- Reeds Corner
- Reservoir
- Riverdale
- Rock Island
- Rockville
- Scott Hill Acres
- Sharon Heights
- Sheldonville
- Shepardville
- South Bellingham
- South Braintree
- South Commons
- South Foxboro
- South Quincy
- South Stoughton
- South Walpole
- South Weymouth
- Springdale
- Squantum
- Stoughton Junction
- Summer Heights
- Unionville
- Valley View
- Wadsworth
- Walpole Heights
- Wampum Corner
- Wampum Rock
- Wellesley Farms
- Wellesley Fells
- Wellesley Hills
- West Corners (historical)
- West Foxboro
- West Medway
- West Quincy
- West Stoughton
- West Walpole
- West Wrentham
- Westbrook Village
- Westview
- Wethersfield
- Weymouth Heights
- Weymouth Landing
- Wilkins Four Corners
- Winslows
- Wollaston